Mumbles Lighthouse
Height17 m
Year Built1794
CountryUK
RegionSwansea
StatusActive
About Mumbles Lighthouse
Located on the outer of two islets off Mumbles Head. Built to guide ships into Swansea Bay. The first lighthouse in Wales. The name Mumbles may come from the French word for breasts, describing the shape of the two islands.
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